Accomplice of IS-linked Lankans nabbed in Colombo
The accomplice, who is the son of a renowned drug lord, was arrested at the central Colombo ward of Maligawatta, police said and added that he is being continuously quizzed at the terrorist investigation division of the police.
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The accused, Mohammad Nusrat (35), Mohammad Faarukh (35), Mohammad Nafran (27) and Mohammad Rasdeen (43), informed investigators that they were earlier associated with the banned Sri Lankan radical militant outfit, National Thowheeth Jamath (NJT), and joined IS after getting in touch with Pakistani handler Abu, Gujarat Director General of Police Vikas Sahay had said. (PTI)Sri Lanka police Thursday said they have nabbed an accomplice of four of its citizens arrested in Ahmedabad who was on an alleged mission to carry out terror activities there at the behest of the banned Islamic State.
The accomplice, who is the son of a renowned drug lord, was arrested at the central Colombo ward of Maligawatta, police said and added that he is being continuously quizzed at the terrorist investigation division of the police.
Earlier on Wednesday, a senior Deputy Inspector General was appointed to head a team to investigate the four Sri Lankan citizens detained on May 19 by the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) in India after acting on a tip-off at the Sardar Vallabhai Patel airport in Ahmedabad.
The investigators said the four men had taken an Indigo flight out of Colombo to Chennai on May 19. Police said the men travelled to India to carry out terror activities at the behest of IS.
The accused, Mohammad Nusrat (35), Mohammad Faarukh (35), Mohammad Nafran (27) and Mohammad Rasdeen (43), informed investigators that they were earlier associated with the banned Sri Lankan radical militant outfit, National Thowheeth Jamath (NJT), and joined IS after getting in touch with Pakistani handler Abu, Gujarat Director General of Police Vikas Sahay had said.
The men were paid Rs 4 lakh in Sri Lankan currency to carry out the activities, he had said.
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